On Thursday, August 24 and Friday, August 25, 600 children from around the West Madison, Middleton and Cross Plains areas received a backpack full of school supplies thanks to the community, giving them a boost of confidence on their upcoming first day of school. In its 18th year, the School Supply program provides school-aged children, teens, and back-to-school adults with items that they will need to help them be successful in the upcoming year.

Three interns at American Family Insurance spent part of their summer dreaming and then planning ways they could help the community through Middleton Outreach Ministry as a part of American Family Insurance's second annual Share Tank Intern Challenge.

Curve Shop, a local plus-size pop-up consignment sale, recently made a donation of over 800 pounds of wonderful, high-quality plus-sized clothing to the Clothing Center. After the Curve Shop sale, consignors had the ability to donate their unsold items directly to MOM.

Youth from the Middleton Youth Center and Kromrey Builders Club have been working with Mead & Hunt to design a structure for this year's Canstruction® Madison competition, incorporating this year's theme, "Can Film Festival".

Our families and individuals are up against what can seem like insurmountable odds. They will bring with them incredible courage and resilience, and we will be here to offer the help and hope needed to help them get through tough times. MOM has the privilege to distribute hope in times of darkness and in times of joy.

MOM is grateful to the Steve Stricker American Family Insurance Foundation for their generous gift of $10,000 to help prevent homelessness and end hunger for our neighbors. Each year, especially in the winter, there is increased need for the free food, warm clothing, utility, rent and emergency assistance MOM provides.